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Brisbane market will see rents rise as supply and demand begins to balance out

“Confidence is returning to the Brisbane inner city apartment market as vacancy tightens and developers start planning new projects.

RENTS are expected to rise as the Brisbane inner city apartment market continues to tighten with oversupply hitting its peak four years ago.

According to JLL’s latest 4Q 2019 Residential Apartment Market Report … Read More

Top property predictions for 2020

The CEO of Starr Partners has highlighted the top 12 trends he expects to play out in property for the 2020 calendar year.

According to Doug Driscoll, 2020 will see several political and economic factors that will continue to impact Sydney’s property market.

The first, he said, will see “property owners continue to … Read More

The Brisbane shift: apartments tipped for growth

Australia’s property markets have been categorised by uncertainty for the last 18 months. The markets of Sydney and Melbourne continue to deteriorate, all while the fundamentals are now aligning for the Brisbane unit market; with early signs of improvement in a number of key fundamentals, and promising projections … Read More

The mortgage situation – why Australia’s housing markets have turned

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The latest numbers are in – not only is the housing market downturn across Australia well underway, but the rate of decline is accelerating.

Sydney saw a steep drop over the quarter, with the median house price down 3.1 per cent ($36,000), the latest Domain House Price Report shows.

Melbourne’s median house … Read More